National Park Service

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Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: National Park Service

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

10 records, spanning 1994–2024.

Accident · 2024-11-02 Operator named in NTSB report
CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-180 (N55PK) Serious injury PUBU

Operated by National Park Service (per NTSB report)

The incorrect installation of the rear flight control stick, resulting in the pilot’s inability to control the pitch attitude, coupled with the pilot’s inadequate control system check before departure, all which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.

Source: NTSB case ANC25LA008
Accident · 2018-09-05 Operator named in NTSB report
CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18 (N413CC) No injuries Part 91

Operated by National Park Service (per NTSB report)

The airplane’s collision with a bird during straight-and-level flight.

Source: NTSB case GAA18CA541
Accident · 2010-08-30 Operator named in NTSB report
AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B (N20HY) No injuries PUBU

Operated by National Park Service (per NTSB report)

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable off-airport landing site for a precautionary landing.

Source: NTSB case ANC10TA080
Accident · 2005-04-15 Operator named in NTSB report
de Havilland DHC-2 (N8190Y) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by National Park Service (per NTSB report)

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for taxi after landing, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear and structural damage to the right wing and forward fuselage. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.

Source: NTSB case ANC05TA058
Accident · 2003-10-16 Operator named in NTSB report
MD Helicopter 900 (N179PA) No injuries PUBU

Operated by National Park Service (per NTSB report)

the pilot's in-flight loss of control due to the fatigue fracture and separation of the force limiting control rod (an integral part of the anti-torque system), which resulted in the helicopter's uncommanded yaw/spin and subsequent collision with terrain.

Source: NTSB case LAX04TA017
Accident · 1997-09-12 Operator named in NTSB report
Bell 205A-1 (N90HJ) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (per NTSB report)

the pilot's intentional flight into known adverse weather conditions in mountainous terrain.

Source: NTSB case LAX97GA325
Accident · 1997-04-01 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-18 (N4500W) No injuries Part 91

Operated by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (per NTSB report)

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and damage to the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were: the ice/snow covered runway, and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.

Source: NTSB case ANC97TA045
Accident · 1996-06-11 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 185F (N56581) No injuries Part 91

Operated by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.

Source: NTSB case ANC96TA087
Accident · 1996-05-20 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna A-185-F (N56581) No injuries Part 91

Operated by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind.

Source: NTSB case ANC96TA075
Accident · 1994-06-25 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206A (N7881S) No injuries PUBU

Operated by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case FTW94T#A01

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N179PAAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC MK30Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N20HYAVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B1998Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N413CCCUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-1802013Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N4500WPIPER PA-18-1501980Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N55PKCUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-1802019Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N56581CESSNA A185F1975Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N7881SOperator named in NTSB report
N8190YDEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)1955Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N90HJOperator named in NTSB report

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

1 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.

  • N413CC (CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-180) — records 2018 · registered to MIKKELSEN TIMOTHY O (owner ≠ operator)
  • N20HY (AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B) — records 2010 · registered to TACK JOHN A (owner ≠ operator)
  • N8190Y (DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)) — records 2005 · now operated by Ridgeline Aviation, Inc.
  • N179PA (AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC MK30) — records 2003 · registered to AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N90HJ — records 1997 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N4500W (PIPER PA-18-150) — records 1997 · registered to MAGALSKY JACOB J (owner ≠ operator)
  • N56581 (CESSNA A185F) — records 1996 · registered to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR (owner ≠ operator)
  • N7881S — records 1994 · no longer on the FAA registry